Stop for closet-seats.



R. MoOORD.

STOP FOR CLOSET SEATS. APPLICATION FILED AUG.15, 1912.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

R. MQGORD.

STOP FOR CLOSET SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15, 1912.

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IN VE IV TOR Ralph McC'ord.

RALPH MGCOBLD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STOP FOR CLOSET-SEATS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15, 1912.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Serial No. 715,212.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RALPH McCoRo, a c tizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Stop for Closet-Seats, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to stops for closet seats and has for one of its objects the provision of a stop which will arrest the seat in its raised position and thus prevent the seat from coming into contact with the flushing tank, in case a flushing tank of low type is used, or with the supply pipe when a flushing tank of elevated type is used.

Another object of my invention is to utilize the stop itself for securing the closet seat in position upon the bowl.

in the accompanying drawings which illustrate two forms of stop made in ac cordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a top plan view; Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section; Fig. 3 is a front elevation; Fig. i is a section on the line 44i of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a top plan View showing a slight modification; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the form shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views of the drawings.

10 represents the closet bowl which is pro vided with a rearwardly extending portion 11. This rearwardly extending portion 11 is provided with openings 12 for securing the seat in position.

13 represents the body of the seat and 1d the cover portion. The body 13 is pivoted to the bowl by means of a hinge 15 provided with eyelets 16 corresponding with the openings 12 in the rearward projection 11. The cover portion 14 of the seat is secured to the main hinge by auxiliary hinge leaves 17. The stop 20 is formed of a metal rod bent into a substantially inverted id-shape. The ends of the rod 20 are threaded at 21 and pass down through the hinge eyelets 16 and the openings 12 in the rearward projection 11. in order to secure the stop in position, I place on each end of the rod forming the stop a nut having a lower threaded portion 22 and an upwardly extending sleeve 23 for covering the threaded portions of the rod. These nuts 22 may be adjusted upward or downward so as to enable the use of socket nuts 2 1- on the lower ends of the rods. The stop thus serves to secure the hinge to the bowl and at the same time the threads are entirely covered so that they do not interfere with the cleaning of the stop or serve to collect dirt. In order to prevent the seat from coming directly into contact with the rod, I place upon the rod a buffer 25 of rubber or other resilient material, against which the cover portion of the seat strikes, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

26 represents the flushing tank.

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7, I have shown a modification in which the seat is not provided with the covered portion 14-. In this case, the stop 20 is provided with laterally extending portions 27 and with a pair of buffers 28 in place of the single buffer 25.

As the distance between the front and rear of the bowls is not uniform, I prefer to use an adjustable hinge such as is described in Patent No. 1,018,722 granted to me February 27, 1912. hen this adjustable hinge is used, the distance between the stop and seat will vary, therefore, I prefer to provide the stop 20 with recesses 29 adjacent to the upper ends of the nuts 22, as is shown in Fig. 6. These recesses form points of iiexure so that the stop may be bent toward or away from the seat as is required.

It will be evident that by the use of my stop the seat is effectively prevented from striking against either the flushing tank or the supply pipe and, at the same time, means is provided for securing the seat to the bowl in a neat and effective manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The combination with a closet bowl of a seat hinged to said bowl, a rod forming a stop for the seat and passing through said hinge and a portion of the bowl, a nut on said rod and bearinoon said hinge, said nut being provided with a sleeve covering the threaded portion of the rod, and a socket nut on the lower end of said rod.

2. The combination with a closet bowl, of. j

carried by the central portion of said rod, and means for securing said rod in position on the bowl.

3. The combination with a closet bowl, of a seat hinged to said bowl, a bent rod forming a stop for the seat and having both ends passing through said hinge and a portion of the bowl, and means for securing said rod in position. A

4-. The combination with a closet bowl, of a seat hinged to said bowl, a bent rod forming a sto for the seat and having both ends passing through said hinge and a portion of the bowl, and nuts on said rod, said nuts being provided with sleeves to cover the threaded portion of the rod.

5. The combination with a closet bowl, of a seat hinged to said bowl, a bent rod forming a stop for the seat and having both ends passing through said hinge and a portion of the bowl, nuts on said rod and bearing on said hinge, said nuts being provided with a sleeve covering the threaded portion of the rod, and socket nuts on the ends of said rod. 6. The combination with a closet bowl, 01 a seat hinged to said bowl, a substantially U-shaped rod forming a stop for the scat, said rod being provided with reduced portions forming points of flexure for adjusting the rod towa rd and away from the cover, and means for securing said rod in position. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and aflixed my seal in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

RALPH MOCORD. [Ls] Witnesses V. A. ALEXANDER, G. M. SHORE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

